College Admissions Face To Face

Author : Nathan D. Grawe
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781421424132

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Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education by Nathan D. Grawe Pdf

"The economics of American higher education are driven by one key factor--the availability of students willing to pay tuition--and many related factors that determine what schools they attend. By digging into the data, economist Nathan Grawe has created probability models for predicting college attendance. What he sees are alarming events on the horizon that every college and university needs to understand. Overall, he spots demographic patterns that are tilting the US population toward the Hispanic southwest. Moreover, since 2007, fertility rates have fallen by 12 percent. Higher education analysts recognize the destabilizing potential of these trends. However, existing work fails to adjust headcounts for college attendance probabilities and makes no systematic attempt to distinguish demand by institution type. This book analyzes demand forecasts by institution type and rank, disaggregating by demographic groups. Its findings often contradict the dominant narrative: while many schools face painful contractions, demand for elite schools is expected to grow by 15+ percent. Geographic and racial profiles will shift only slightly--and attendance by Asians, not Hispanics, will grow most. Grawe also use the model to consider possible changes in institutional recruitment strategies and government policies. These "what if" analyses show that even aggressive innovation is unlikely to overcome trends toward larger gaps across racial, family income, and parent education groups. Aimed at administrators and trustees with responsibility for decisions ranging from admissions to student support to tenure practices to facilities construction, this book offers data to inform decision-making--decisions that will determine institutional success in meeting demographic challenges"--

Author : Ann S. Utterback
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Education
ISBN : 0932020720

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College Admissions Face to Face by Ann S. Utterback Pdf

Author : Jeffrey Selingo
Publisher : Scribner
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781982116293

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Who Gets In and Why by Jeffrey Selingo Pdf

From award-winning higher education journalist and New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Selingo comes a revealing look from inside the admissions office—one that identifies surprising strategies that will aid in the college search. Getting into a top-ranked college has never seemed more impossible, with acceptance rates at some elite universities dipping into the single digits. In Who Gets In and Why, journalist and higher education expert Jeffrey Selingo dispels entrenched notions of how to compete and win at the admissions game, and reveals that teenagers and parents have much to gain by broadening their notion of what qualifies as a “good college.” Hint: it’s not all about the sticker on the car window. Selingo, who was embedded in three different admissions offices—a selective private university, a leading liberal arts college, and a flagship public campus—closely observed gatekeepers as they made their often agonizing and sometimes life-changing decisions. He also followed select students and their parents, and he traveled around the country meeting with high school counselors, marketers, behind-the-scenes consultants, and college rankers. While many have long believed that admissions is merit-based, rewarding the best students, Who Gets In and Why presents a more complicated truth, showing that “who gets in” is frequently more about the college’s agenda than the applicant. In a world where thousands of equally qualified students vie for a fixed number of spots at elite institutions, admissions officers often make split-second decisions based on a variety of factors—like diversity, money, and, ultimately, whether a student will enroll if accepted. One of the most insightful books ever about “getting in” and what higher education has become, Who Gets In and Why not only provides an unusually intimate look at how admissions decisions get made, but guides prospective students on how to honestly assess their strengths and match with the schools that will best serve their interests.

Author : Ann S. Utterback
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105032908605

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College Admissions Face to Face by Ann S. Utterback Pdf

Guidelines for students preparing for college admissions interviews are presented, including results of a survey of admissions directors. Questionnaire responses were obtained from all but three directors of 48 public and 52 private colleges and universities, including the Ivy League and highly competitive schools and each state's main state university. Directors indicated whether interviews were required, the percentage of students who interviewed, and the value of interviews. They also offered advice for prospective applicants, which is summarized. In addition to discussing stages of the interview (beginning, middle, and end), pre-interview and post-interview processes are considered. Topics include: summer versus fall interviews, making an appointment, the college folder, researching the school, campus tours, questioning students, the role of parents, what to wear to the interview, reactions to the interview, important discussion topics, reactions to the campus visit, and the applicant's thank you letter. In addition to the on-campus interview, the pre-application campus visit, college nights or fairs, and alumni interviews are addressed. Appendices include practice interview questions, an interview evaluation form, the survey questionnaire, and a list of selected college guides. (SW)

Author : Kaplan Test Prep
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-04
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9781506200880

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Your College Admissions Game Plan 2015-2016 by Kaplan Test Prep Pdf

The essential pocket guide to making the most of high school, updated for today’s ninth through 12th-graders. Is it too early to start applying for college scholarships in ninth grade? Do I need to take AP classes and AP tests? How important are extracurricular activities when applying to college? What is on the New PSAT and SAT? These questions and many more are answered in this revised edition of Kaplan’s Your College Admissions Game Plan. This easy-to-use guide provides up-to-date information and more than 50 tips and strategies as well as essential checklists for ninth, 10th-, 11th-, and 12th-graders to help prepare for college. It also provides information for parents and students on time management, stress reduction, and problem solving. Conveniently portable, Your College Admissions Game Plan will help parents and students navigate the path through high school knowing that they took the right steps to prepare for college. Must-know topics include: the application process and finding scholarships; campus visits; working with your guidance counselor; taking important tests like the New PSAT, New SAT, ACT, and AP exams; letters of recommendation; purchasing the right computer, and more. This new edition has been updated with information about the New PSAT, New SAT, revised ACT, and updated APs, as well as a completely revised chapter from Kaplan's annual College Admissions Officer survey highlighting the key trends in college admissions at the top colleges and universities in the United States.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 990 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Education
ISBN : PSU:000068697242

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Resources in Education by Anonim Pdf

Author : Willard Dolman
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2001-07-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780595190393

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Practical Guide to College Admission by Willard Dolman Pdf

Much material is available on the internet and in print regarding college research, admission, and matriculation. The PRACTICAL GUIDE TO COLLEGE ADMISSION, however, is the sole tool that brings all of the pieces together and arranges them in a step by step process to allow the needs of the students to be equated effectively with the characteristics of over 3000 colleges and universities. This method of research allows the candidate to restrict applications to four or five schools that are the best matches. These realistic applications will result in multiple acceptances. From these the candidate can choose to matriculate at his/her best match. This method was developed and used by the author in one of the best school districts in the United States.

Author : Eric Yaverbaum,Cole Yaverbaum
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9781600377280

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Life's Little College Admissions Insights by Eric Yaverbaum,Cole Yaverbaum Pdf

Life's Little College Admissions Insights is meant to be the first book an overwhelmed college bound student and their parent can read easily and quickly. The top counselors and advisors selected and interviewed give you a chance to get many insightful opinions and perspectives (based on real experience) in quick one to three lines of their most practical advice. After hearing from the experts, a parent and student write from their own unique vantage perspective as they went through the process in real time to appeal to both student and parents alike. The resources at the conclusion of the book are intended to give families a complete set of tools combined with anecdotal advice from experts to ultimately provide a “springboard” to begin the experience with confidence and real world wisdom from those who advise for a living.

Author : Marybeth Gasman,Andrés Castro Samayoa
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780429796098

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Contemporary Issues in Higher Education by Marybeth Gasman,Andrés Castro Samayoa Pdf

The latest text in the Core Concepts in Higher Education series, this volume speaks to the complex dimensions that higher education scholars and educators need to understand about the shifting role of postsecondary education in the United States. Chapter authors clarify current issues affecting the field, and offer fresh perspectives articulating how policy, demographic, and institutional changes influence the everyday practices of those who work in higher education. This book explores macro perspectives affecting institutional decision-making and processes as well as students’ perspectives on campus—from colleges’ credentialing procedures to the current demographic changes in students’ enrollments, to students’ social identities. Guiding questions at the end of each chapter offer readers an opportunity to frame discussions in which they can engage and invite readers to consider avenues for future research and exploration. This is a valuable resource for graduate students, administrators, and researchers who seek to understand and improve the policies and contexts of higher education today.

Author : Brainerd Alden Thresher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105031230373

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College Admissions and the Public Interest by Brainerd Alden Thresher Pdf

Author : Paul W. Kingston,Lionel S. Lewis
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1990-03-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 0791400115

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The High Status Track by Paul W. Kingston,Lionel S. Lewis Pdf

The essays in this groundbreaking volume significantly advance our understanding of the process by which an elite school education provides graduates with distinctly favorable life chances. The authors examine the contemporary issue and controversy in the field of education (and society) which focuses on both the advantages and disadvantages of public versus private schooling. Those interested in issues of social stratification and its impact in the educational context will find this a useful and important contribution to the literature in the field.

Author : James E. Rosenbaum
Publisher : Russell Sage Foundation
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2001-11-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781610444767

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Beyond College For All by James E. Rosenbaum Pdf

In a society where everyone is supposed to go to college, the problems facing high school graduates who do not continue their education are often forgotten. Many cannot find jobs, and those who do are often stuck in low-wage, dead-end positions. Meanwhile employers complain that high school graduates lack the necessary skills for today's workplace. Beyond College for All focuses on this crisis in the American labor market. Around the world, author James E. Rosenbaum finds, employers view high school graduates as valuable workers. Why not here? Rosenbaum reports on new studies of the interaction between employers and high schools in the United States. He concludes that each fails to communicate its needs to the other, leading to a predictable array of problems for young people in the years after graduation. High schools caught up in the college-for-all myth, provide little job advice or preparation, leading students to make unrealistic plans and hampering both students who do not go to college and those who start college but do not finish. Employers say they care about academic skills, but then do not consider grades when deciding whom to hire. Faced with few incentives to achieve, many students lapse into precisely the kinds of habits employers deplore, doing as little as possible in high school and developing poor attitudes. Rosenbaum contrasts the situation in the United States with that of two other industrialized nations-Japan and Germany-which have formal systems for aiding young people who are looking for employment. Virtually all Japanese high school graduates obtain work, and in Germany, eighteen-year-olds routinely hold responsible jobs. While the American system lacks such formal linkages, Rosenbaum uncovers an encouraging hidden system that helps many high school graduates find work. He shows that some American teachers, particularly vocational teachers, create informal networks with employers to guide students into the labor market. Enterprising employers have figures out how to use these networks to meet their labor needs, while students themselves can take steps to increase their ability to land desirable jobs. Beyond College for All suggests new policies based on such practices. Rosenbaum presents a compelling case that the problems faced by American high school graduates and employers can be solved if young people, employers, and high schools build upon existing informal networks to create formal paths for students to enter the world of work. A Volume in the American Sociological Association's Rose Series in Sociology

Author : Don Dunbar
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Education
ISBN : 1592403026

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What You Don't Know Can Keep You Out of College by Don Dunbar Pdf

A veteran counselor identifies key mistakes that can lead to college admissions rejections, explaining the importance of character in helping applicants to stand out among fellow high school students. Original.

Author : The Princeton Review,Robert Franek
Publisher : Princeton Review
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780525571810

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College Admissions During COVID by The Princeton Review,Robert Franek Pdf

Make sure you’re preparing with the most up-to-date materials! Look for the newest edition of this book, College Admission 101, 3rd Edition (ISBN: 9780593450574, on-sale May 2022). Publisher's Note: Products purchased from third-party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality or authenticity, and may not include access to online tests or materials included with the original product.

Author : Michael Kiers
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781105996870

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College Convo - Overview of College Admissions by Michael Kiers Pdf

The world of college admissions is very complex. This book offers families information to successfully navigate through the process.